# Kelowna-Mission

Kelowna-Mission is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 55,040 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 4.9% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 172 |
| Population density (people per km$^2$) | 321 |

## Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna-Mission comprises the southeastern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. This includes the southern area of the city of Kelowna. It is located in southern British Columbia.

## History
### 1999 redistribution

The district's name was changed from Okanagan West to Kelowna-Mission.

## History

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Okanagan West Riding created from Okanagan South |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Cliff Serwa | Social Credit |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal |
| Kelowna-Mission |||||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Steve Thomson | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Steve Thomson | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Steve Thomson | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Renee Merrifield | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Renee Merrifield | BC United |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Gavin Dew | Conservative |
Kelowna-Mission's MLA is Gavin Dew. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2024 provincial election. He is a member of the BC Conservatives.
Prior to Gavin Dew, the MLA were Renee Merrifield and Hon. Steve Thomson respectively, the latter was the former executive director of the B.C. Agriculture Council. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2009 provincial election, and was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Thomson was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Lands on June 10, 2009. He was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna-Mission on May 12, 2009.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Gavin Dew | 14,071 | 51.5% | |
| | New Democratic | Harpreet Badohal | 8,913 | 32.6% | +1.4 |
| | N/A | Ashley Ramsay | 2,996 | 11.0% | |
| | Green | Billy Young | 1,349 | 4.9% | -12.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,329 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Liberal | 51.8 |
| New Democratic | 31.2 |
| Green | 17.0 |
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Renee Merrifield | 13,483 | 50.76 | −6.88 | $35,080.20 |
| | New Democratic | Krystal Smith | 8,605 | 32.39 | +11.36 | $2,956.31 |
| | Green | Amanda Poon | 4,476 | 16.85 | +2.75 | $9,613.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,564 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Steve Thomson | 15,041 | 57.18 | +0.32 | $53,316 |
| | New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 5,720 | 21.24 | −4.6 | $13,757 |
| | Green | Rainer Wilkins | 3,836 | 14.24 | – | $18 |
| | Conservative | Charles Hardy | 1,976 | 7.34 | −5.33 | $8,095 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,933 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.42 | −0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,045 | 57.67 | +4.09 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 46,898 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Steve Thomson | 13,687 | 56.86 | +2.96 | $78,163 |
| | New Democratic | Tish Lakes | 6,221 | 25.84 | −0.23 | $28,693 |
| | Conservative | Mike McLoughlin | 3,051 | 12.67 | +0.81 | $30,353 |
| | No Affiliation | Dayleen Van Ryswyk | 1,113 | 4.62 | – | $12,350 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,072 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 161 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,233 | 53.58 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2009 Kelowna-Mission :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Steve Thomson | 11,506 | 53.90 | | $74,868 |
| | NDP | Tisha Kalmanovich | 5,566 | 26.07 | | $21,149 |
| | Conservative | Mark Thompson | 2,531 | 11.86 | | $9,931 |
| | Green | Crystal Wariach | 1,563 | 7.32 | – | $5,137 |
| | Independent | Silverado Socrates | 130 | 0.61 | | $250 |
| | Refederation | Daniel Thorburn | 51 | 0.24 | – | $360 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,347 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 115 | 0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,462 | 50.68 |
B.C. General Election 2005: Kelowna-Mission :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sindi Hawkins | 13,827 | 53.72% | | $ 51,979 |
| | NDP | Nicki Hokazono | 8,189 | 31.82% | | $33,490 |
| | Green | Paddy Weston | 3,308 | 12.85% | – | $ 2,700 |
| | Marijuana | Shilo Lavallee | 320 | 1.24% | | $0 |
| | Communist | Steve Roebuck | 94 | 0.37% | N/A | $2,957 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,738 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,955 | 57.00% |
B.C. General Election 2001: Kelowna-Mission :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sindi Hawkins | 15,351 | 64.60% | | $35,275 |
| | NDP | Assunta Rosal | 3,066 | 12.90% | | $9,609 |
| | Green | Angela Reid | 2,588 | 10.89% | – | $514 |
| | Unity | Paul Vogan | 1,674 | 7.05% | | $2,835 |
| | Marijuana | Kelly Nichol | 787 | 3.31% | | $4,065 |
| | Action | Grant Baudais | 296 | 1.25% | | $225 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,762 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,864 | 67.56% |